Job description

NEGOTIATING UNIT: PS&T – Professional, Scientific and Technical (PEF)

OFFICE/REGION: NYS Office for People With Developmental Disabilities – Taconic DDSOO

DIVISION/DEPARTMENT: State Operations

LOCATION BASE: Mechanic Street IRA River Road IRA

17 Mechanic St 15 River Rd

Carmel, NY 10512 Pawling, NY 12564

SHIFT/PASS DAYS: Days 8:00am-4:30pm Monday-Friday Saturday/Sunday Pass

OTHER: *Posted Hiring Salary includes the sum of statutory hiring rate for PS&T Grade 16 ($54,903) and Mid-Hudson Adjustment ($1,513) Geographic Pay Differential ($35,000.00) Geographic Pay Differential added to the job rate ($69,882) for the PS&T Grade 16.

POSITION DESCRIPTION:

The Nurse 2 ensures the medical/nursing needs of our individuals living in the community are met.

PRIMARY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Duties include but are not limited to:

· Ensures compliance with the Taconic DDSOO Policy/Procedures and regulatory requirements

· Completion of nursing procedures/tasks and nursing assessments

· Provides nursing care oversight, charts health status, transcribes physicians’ orders accurately, and ensures appropriate medication orders and follow up appointments are communicated within the IRA

· Serves as a member of the inter-disciplinary team

· Provides clinical supervision to LPN’s as well as nursing guidance to the Direct Support staff

· Act as health liaison with medical consult

· Attend team reviews and present information as needed

· Provide in-service health training to individuals, staff and family

NOTE: You must have a valid driver’s license to apply as travel is a part of the duties involved in this position. This may include a state-owned vehicle, as available, or the employee’s own car. An employee who uses his/her own car will be reimbursed at current negotiated rates.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

Permanent Qualifications: Candidates must be licensed and currently registered to practice nursing in the state of New York AND have one full year of full-time post licensure clinical nursing experience.

Transfer Qualifications: Candidates must currently be a permanent Nurse 2 or be eligible for transfer under Section 70.1 of the Civil Service Law

APPLICATION PROCEDURE:

Interested candidates should submit a cover letter detailing how you meet the minimum qualifications and a current resume, to the Taconic DDSOO Human Resources Office. Please provide your social security number for service certification and transfer eligibility determination process. Also be sure to include the vacancy number and location of this announcement on your resume.

OPWDD Taconic – Human Resources

25 Center Circle

Wassaic, New York 12592

Phone: 845-877-6821 ext. 3367

Fax: 845-877-3851

Please note:

· Employees on long term leave can bid on positions but must be able to report to work within fourteen (14) days and be able to perform the essential functions of their positions with or without reasonable accommodation (RA). If an employee believes that he or she needs a reasonable accommodation, they should contact the NYS OPWDD Workforce and Talent Management Central Office (518) 473-9689

· Preference will be given to OPWDD employees impacted by closures. If you are being impacted by closure, please indicate this on your resume/cover letter.

· Pursuant to Executive Order 161, no State entity, as defined by the Executive Order, is permitted to ask, or mandate, in any form, that an applicant for employment provide his or her current compensation, or any prior compensation history, until such time as the applicant is extended a conditional offer of employment with compensation. If such information has been requested from you before such time, please contact the Governor’s Office of Employee Relations at (518) 474-6988

· In order to be eligible for appointment and to maintain employment, you cannot be listed as an excluded individual or entity on any of the Federal and/or State Medicaid and Medicare exclusion lists (or excluded from any other Federal or Federally assisted program). If you are appointed and subsequently listed as an excluded individual or entity on any of these lists (or excluded from any other Federal or Federally assisted program), you may be terminated from your employment.

· If you are employed by state government, you may be able to receive loan forgiveness under the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program (PSLF). The PSLF Program forgives the remaining balance on Direct Loans after 120 qualifying monthly payments have been made under a qualifying repayment plan while working full-time for a qualifying employer.

· OPWDD is committed to creating and sustaining a culture of inclusion. We believe that we are most effective in managing and improving our service system with a diverse team of employees. With such a large workforce, we rely on the collective individual differences, life experiences, knowledge, self-expression, ideas and talent that our employees bring to their work. This speaks to our culture, and is a key part of our successes. As we continuously recruit people for our team, we welcome the unique contributions that applicants bring in terms of their education, culture, ethnicity, race, sex, gender identity and expression, nation of origin, age, languages spoken, veteran’s status, color, religion, disability, sexual orientation and beliefs

· OPWDD IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY/AFFIRMATIVE ACTION EMPLOYER

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $91,416.00 - $106,395.00 per year

Benefits:

• Health insurance
• Paid time off

Standard shift:

• Day shift

Supplemental schedule:

• Overtime

Weekly schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Carmel, NY 10512: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

License/Certification:

• RN (Preferred)

Work Location: In person

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